The key intermediate of the BO-2727 side chain 3 was prepared diastere
oselectively by two alternative methods: via the aldol reaction of (2S
,4R)-N-Boc-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxyprolinal 5 with in-situ-generated
ketene acetal 9 in the presence of TiCl4 (95% de) and via the catalyt
ic hydrogenation of beta-keto amide 6i using (S)-BINAP-Ru as a catalys
t (98% de). (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.